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chair, FAUSchmidtCollege ofMedicine. Ashumankindbecomesmore awareandsensitive toits innately invaluable components, it’s not surprising that 14statesand 130 cities celebrated IndigenousPeoples’Day instead of, or inaddition to, ColumbusDay this week. Theimageof thatPortuguese explorer bravely crossing theAtlanticand“discovering” AmericareflectswellonEuropeanadventure but ignores the fact thatmany native cultureswere alreadywell establishedon this continent. Similarly, explorerssuchas PrinceHenry the Navigator cruised the African coast seekingnewsources of gold, essentially ignoring the rich cultures of the African people. We must think asOneWorld.

MarlonA. Hill, partner, Hamilton, Miller& Birthisel. Asweprepare totakeadvantage of early voting hours inSouthFlorida, voters shouldberemindedof their statutory rights andresponsibilities in the voting process. We all have the right to ensure that our votes are accurately counted, receive any assistance in voting, andto vote free fromany coercion or intimidation. We alsomust prepare our ballots, bring proper identification to the pollsandreportanyproblemsor violations to officials. Wemustprotect each other’sdemocratic rights. We are already voting.

owner, TravelhostElite ofGreaterFort Lauderdale.

Anewstudy thatwaspreparedby theUrbanLandInstituteandpreviewedat the Southeast FloridaRegional ClimateChange Compactsummitmakes a clear business case for adapting tofloodingandsea level rise. The returnoninvestmentis four toonefor building level adaptationandtwotooneforcommunity wideadaptation. Althoughit will cost tens of billions of dollars in thecomingdecades, takingnoaction willhave far greater consequences. We cangrowoureconomyandcreate thousands of good-paying jobs. Wedonothave a choice; wemustadaptand becomethe epicenter of solutions.

FrederickLippman, ofNovaSoutheastern’sHealthProfessions Division. We areone communityandassuchwemust live with civility. Inlight of the hearings to replaceSupreme CourtJusticeRuthBader Ginsburg, it stirs memoriesthat sheandI attended thesamehigh school inBrooklyn, N.Y. There is a framedstatementin the school’s lobby that shemadeafter WorldWar II that is very valuable today:“Therecanbe ahappy worldandthere willbeonceagain, whenmencreate a strong bondtowardsoneanother, abondunbreakableby a studied prejudice or a passing circumstance.” Howtimely that statementis givenwhatis transpiringonCapitol Hill.